Seas and Oceans: Departmental Responsibilities
(asked on 12th March 2025) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government which minister within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is responsible for ocean policy and legislation.
Answered by
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 28th March 2025
The Minister for the Indo-Pacific has overall responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Legal Directorate, which includes Ocean Policy Unit, but some ocean policy issues have previously been covered by other Ministers. Ministerial leads on legislation are allocated on a case-by-case basis. The allocation of Ministerial portfolios within the FCDO is currently under review and will be updated in due course.